Snow closes all Genesee County area schools; Area colleges as well as Flint schools close; Grand Blanc closes and many more

Flint Journal extras: Below is a list of area schools closed as of this morning:

Note: This post was been updated at 8:30 a.m. today to include additional closings and an updated article about the weather.

GENESEE COUNTY, Michigan -- By the time it's all said and done, up to 10 inches of snow could drop in the area -- tripling the average snow fall for this time of year.

The snow started falling in Genesee County about 5:15 a.m. today and in less than three hours, three to five inches of the white stuff had already covered the ground in an area ranging from Metro Detroit to Saginaw, said Dave Gurney, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in White Lake Township.

"It came real quick," Gurney said.

The winter storm closed all area school districts today. Local colleges, including Baker College of Flint, Mott Community College, Kettering University and the University of Michigan-Flint, also closed.

Stuart Bauer | The Flint JournalDave Anthony of Swartz Creek and his son, Chandler (Anthony), 5, hit the air on a jump while sledding at Southwestern Academy in Flint on Thursday, Dec. 18, 2008.

Genesee County government shuttered its offices, except for 24-hour services. Mt. Morris Township and Genesee Township offices also shut down.